Vending-machine.



E. A. BULEN.

VENDING MACHiNE.

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Patemedune 22, 1915.

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Panted June 22, 1915.

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tlie'deposited coin' may be caused to effect the release operations,which will permit the delivery of a package first from one compart-'ment and then from the other alternatively.

The side walls 22 and 22, of the casing are cut away as at 3Gsubstantially in line with the bottom of the partition 30, so as to forma transversely free slide-way and across the space beneath the slide-wayI arrange a bridge-plate 40 having a flat top surface and downturnedside walls 41 which are secured to the side walls of the back unit.

i Said bridge plate has its front portion eut away as at 42 and has inits horizontal portion a guide slot 43 separated from the opening 42 bythe cambar 44' the construction and operation of which will be hereafterdescribed. Upon the bridge plate, as a convenient form of supporttherefor, I mount the transversely movable delivery slide member 50,working through the slide-way and wall openings 36.' This slide memberdelivery slide member provides a vcentral elevated platform part 51 thetop of which may preferably, support a column of packages and the sidewalls 52 whereof constitute ejector abutments and guards" for openings3G. The ejector-portions are fianked by two corresponding packagerecesses 53-53 preferably bottomed by the horizontal Walls 54-55t andthese recesses are exteriorly bounded by upturned end-walls, 554-55.

Each recess is preferably almost as deep as and slightly wider than .apackage to be dispensed. 'The slide member is longer than lthe casing iswide and extends through the casing from side to side. Its arrangementis such that when it stands at one extreme of its limit of movement, oneof its package recesscs, say 53 registers with the storage compartment35 thereabove; its central platform 5l substantially closes the bottomof the'other storage compartment 35, and its remaining package recess 53projects beyond the side wall 22 of the casing to prese'it any packagethat may be contained therein in position for easy removal from theslide. It will thereforeI be apparent that in the absenceI of anycoinreleased locking mechanism the slide could lie-slippcd back and'forth at pleasure, each excursion of the slide from one limit ofmovement to the other delivering a package from within'` the storagereceptacle to a position exteriorly accessible from one side of thecasing and such delivery taking place alternately with respect to thetwo storage receptacles.

-The upturned walls 55--55 at each end of the sliding member areprovided not only for the purpose of forming finger pieces forengagement by the hand of an operator inl sliding the carriage from oneside to the other, y pressure applied in alinement with the path ofslide-movement but also for the purpose of restricting the opening 36 inone or the other of the side walls ofthe casing to prevent tamperingwith the stored con- In Fig. 2 the slide is shown at the y tents.extreme left of its stroke, with a box of matches carried in the pocket53, preferably, for simplicity, resting directly on the bottom of thepocket. At the right hand side of the figure it will be noted that theupturned wall 55 practically coincides with 4the plane determined by thewall 22 of the easing, substantially restricting the opening 36 throughwhich the slide moves and so forming a closure which prevents thepossibility of a package being withdrawn from the stack when the slideis in this position. On the other left side (Fig. 2), where a packagehas been pushed out to position for removal by the wall '52 of theejector platform 51, said Wall 52 is close enough to side wall 22 of thecasing, and is high enough, -I

substantially to restrict the side opening in the casing and so toprevent removal of a package from the stack in column 35 after theprojecting package has been lifted from its recess. The relation of theparts is such .that in no one position. of the slide can more than onepackage he removed from the machine, and only when the slide issubstantially at one end or the other of its throw can even a singlepackage be extracted from its appropri ate package-recess.

The structure providing the platform and package recesses is preferablymade integral, and in the form shown in Fig. 2, the Walls 54, 54', have,on their under sides, ribs 56, 56 to engage inthe guide slot 43, but thespace vunder the platform is left unobstructed for the reception of thecoin-,controlled releasing mechanism to be described. Cross 54, 54',have, on their under sides, ribs'56, serve to limit the throw of theslide member by contacting with the side walls 4l of bridge member 40,and they also serve to retain the slide against vertical displacementwith respect to the bridge member.

It will be observed with respect to Fig. 2

that the width of the platform 51 is greater than the limit4 of movementof the slide Structure, so that some port-ion of said platform is alwayslocated directly below the coin chute. Coin-receiving slots 60 and G0are :formed in the piatfoim 5l at points propriete to be brought inregister with bhe coin chute when the slide structure is respectively atits opposite limits of movemen', the solid surfaeeof the platformciosing the chute at eli times save when one of these tivo slois (30 or60 registers therewith.

'The coin-released locking mechanism for the slide structure may be madein various foams, hai which prefer being located under the platform,

6l indicates o casting secured ibo the imdei side of the plaform 51 andhaving side Walls 6&62 underlying the afjacei; eges of coin slots 60-0,and spacei apart from Walls 52, 52 as to form in the base twoCoin-receiving pockets respectively' defined as to their front ends bylugs 63-63 exi tending from the side Wallis of the casting 6l. The rearWalls of the two coin pockets ae 'formed by the edge surfaces of twopivoied dogs S5 and 65, mounted upon a pivot pin 66 and both acted uponby spring 67 which tends 'to move the top of each dog in the rearward-cliieoioo Each clog has iis; nose 68 or 68 which eoacts with the eoinso eccentric-ally sliapefl that movement of the dog in the direction ofspring :Emision tends to reduce the distance between lie nose o'i thedog and the lug or 63" forming the fion Wall. of the coin pocket to adistance less than the diameter of the coin., while opposite movement ofdie dog may ietras its nose from said lug to open ille space ieee tweentlicin to more than the Cliametei of the coin. Each flog has a Digger G9extoii.- inf; flown inothe guide slot 4B so that ie spring pressure onlie og maintains it in sliding engagement with iie eelg'e of die eambar114. The cam liar, as oes'e shown in Figs. 3 and 4, provides Generallya'cies 7G; opposite ockiog inolincs 71 and 7l flanking the Crust andterminating at elle iespeoiive shoulders "lil-72C tlm extrcmiies ofwhich substantially aline with the crest, staighi' surfaces Tik-'73continuing iom the el@ tromiiios of said shoulders; and terminalreleasing inclines TAL-74 extending beyond the line of said crest andshoulders.

The (poration of these paris is as follows: Assuming the slide 'ro 'lieat one end ei its limit of movement. as shown in Fig. 3, the trigger G9is spring-held against the cri-esi of the com leal'. li', now, efoit liemaiis o move the sliflo to opposite extreme of' movement, wiilioiit'ilic insertion of e Coini the slifle may move only a short flisiance,for as ii; moves transversely the tension of spring' 67 causes thetrigger GSV io follow ihc edge of ille camy oar and slip down thelacliing invine '7l until it strikes against the slioulei' TQ io stopthe movement vof l'lie slide. i now the slide be moieil oook io ,iissating position, so liat the trigger 6G of the dog rifles up the crestagain, and a pos-cd o;

"i 154i-, so v'ciiaf saifl lffi; dei' f/: vrilioii ge movemen of theslide the slide appioaehes movement iie trigger o9 ieleasingj inclinei4", so 'foi-eed aga-ins @lie i 35 of its spring, emoving i nose Icomresiain'iig i'elaiou with respee; to the coin :mil freeing ille coin ioi'liop "elioogii the space loeweeia the noso of the dog and the opposinglog! 53" iiio in iie ibase paren? now position il oi' a coin freiS-X'i'eme of 'i posiioo so iiie mafie first ou om one soiag'o on i othersifie of oliei orage rece-,pia chiite eeiivally lecaie l, io flio eeuws*aom'oiiis piisitiar, 105 are simph, and action is Y; las a f emeni', lieresimi iliepai vu `lise in case .a second oom is semfiowii islime 5i,weile .ql f* .L s .i J i J. is r A L e mee is eng-,ages @einem me is 6.5and il!) (Fig. i, oglfeo lmes said second 'nose i738 lov.v enough iopire 'wliieii rests wool: ih coin soiostiog xiii iote-line posi-ion l)as so 60 is brought thereunder, 120

nge of a coin oasis lie so prof-orti the. packages to is movement of the.ilciely more llie'pacl'agrs coziai in exposed 125 pai-liar@ recess iom'ai ".Ae edge of the package not?. alioye i io cora *recepisele so liai.'f one siioiilfl fail co iei'uefo a package is 'positions s iclifery itwill .not bloei; 'alle opsiaion of' x'iiacliine. 130

While I have herein described in some detail a. articular embodiment ofmy invention, w lich I have found to be practical and advantageous, andsome .of the details 5 whereof I may claim for their specific advantage,it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous changes inthe structure and the arrangement might be made without departing fromthe spirit of my invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

In this application I have described and illustrated a machine shown inmy co-pending application for match vending ma;

v chines Serial Number 727,820v filed by me October 26, 1912, of whichthis forms a division. Whereas in the parent application referred to Ihave claimed certain features of the coin'operating mechanism, the.present application claims are directed more particularly to structuralfeatures.

Having described my invention, ,what I c1aimis:

1. 'In a machine of the character described,

the combination of'a easing'providing two storage compartments, andhaving alined 'openings in opposite walls of the casing, a slideextending 'through said 4casing from side to side thereof across the endof said 80 compartments and projecting from the casing through saidopenings, said slide' comprising' two spaced-apart packagereceptacl'es,- separated ,by a raised ejector-wall each said receptacle'arranged for protrusion i 85 outside of. the casing when the contiguousstorage compartment is guarded by the ejector portion and the otherreceptacle coacts with the remoter storage compartment, and

` .i upwardly extending lips forming the end vwalls 'of said receptaclesand respectively -eoperating with thev contiguous side wall y:',I'Lopenmgs -to, restrict the same against the remval of any packagesave the" one containejd 1n thefprotruded 'package receptacle. 2L., In amachine of the character described,

thefcombination of a easing providing two storage compartments andhaving alined openingsin opposite walls of the casing, a slide extendingthrough said casing from side to side thereof across the end ofy said50.

compartments and projecting from the casing through said openings, saidslide comprising two spaced apart package receptaclesv open at theirtops, and a horizontal table portion joining the upper ends of the ad-55- Ajacent side walls of said receptacles, adapted and arranged toguard the end of either of the storage compartments, when the other isopened to a receptacle, each said receptacle` arranged for presentationoutside of the casing when theother receptacle coacts with theappropriate storage compartment, and the appropriate inner and outerWalls of the said receptacles 4respectively eoperatingwith thecontiguous'side wall openings to re- 65 strict the same against theremoval of any packages save one contained in a package receptacle.

In a machine of the character described,

the combinationof a substantially closed casing providing two storagecompartments, alined openings in opposite walls of the casing, a slideextending'through saidcasing from side to side to coact with said com-ypartments and projecting from' the casing 75 through the said openings,said slide comprising two spaced apart U-shaped receptacles haring theupper ends of their adjacent legs joined by a horizontal table portion,for coaction with the respective storage v EMERSON a. BOLEN.

In the presencew-of- STANLEY W. COOK,

MARY'F. ALLEN.

